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Re: Feeding patterns...

Originally Posted by EvaInCanada

At the beginning newborns nurse very often as their tummys are tiny. As they grow, they become efficient suckers and can go 3-4 hours between feedings.

I recently read a book "Baby Whisperer", and I recommend reading this book. It tells you how to distinguish the different cries - hungry vs overtired etc. If your baby is 6 weeks old, depending on their size, they shouldn't really need to eat every hour -- could be an overtired cry...

My 6 week old isn't still eating every hour! I was just remembering those first days like Mom2Gustavo is experiencing (that seems SO long ago already!) when baby fed for what seemed like forever in the day. Her baby is only like one week.